Feb 18 2010
Goofy Dog
I have the sweetest, funniest, strangest dog in the world. Now, I know all you dog lovers/owners out there will protest, saying that, no, in fact, YOU have the sweetest, funniest, strangest dog in the world. Fair enough – I think we’re all quite biased when it comes to our furry, four-legged babies. My Sadie is a 5 year old terrier mix – a Humane Society North Texas rescue sweetie – a graduation present to myself after grad school. She’s got more personality than some people I know.
Tonight at dinner, Sadie was doing her usual food scavenging (she typically camps out between Caleb and me – smart dog!). Since it was ravioli night, nothing was getting slipped to her, and she snuffled around dejectedly. As she came around the table toward the back door, she stopped, looked out the window, and growled. We all stopped eating and looked at her rather strangely. Was one of the neighborhood cats out there? Or worse, a possum (yes, we’ve had them in the backyard)? She ignored us and circled the table a second time. As her circuit brought her to the door, she stopped and growled again. This time we all giggled… Surely she wasn’t really growling at her own reflection…was she? She hasn’t done that since she was a puppy. After a third table circling, a clearly agitated Sadie growled one last time at the dog in the window and looked at me pleadingly. I opened the door for her, and out she ran, sniffing feverishly at the spot where the phantom dog had JUST been. It took a good, thorough sniffing to convince her that, indeed, no other dog was there to challenge her spot as Top Dog in the house.
GOOFY dog…